ich lauschte

listened

→ lauschen
lausch listen closely + te Past tense (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #32,703
listened Usually used with a person or thing in the dative.
GE: Sie lauschte der Musik.
EN: She listened to the music.
Conjugation of lauschen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First lauschte —
Third lauschte —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First lauschte —
Third lauschte —

Tom lauschte dem Geräusch der Wellen.

Tom listened to the sound of the waves.

Tom lauschte dem Regen.

Tom listened to the rain.

Tom sah Maria zwar nicht an, lauschte aber allem, was sie sagte.

Tom didn't look at Maria, but he listened intently to everything she said.

Tom legte sein Ohr an die Tür und lauschte.

Tom put his ear to the door and listened.

Tom lauschte Maria, wie sie sprach.

Tom listened to Maria as she spoke.

Tom lauschte dem Geräusch des Meeres.

Tom listened to the sound of the sea.

Ich lauschte angestrengt.

I listened intently.

Jonas lauschte dem Regen.

Jonas listened to the rain.